Professor Hermsen Explained That Race Is a Social Construction

question 82

Multiple Choice

Professor Hermsen explained that race is a social construction. This means that race is ______.

• A) not learned
• B) a trait that determines ethnicity
• C) a shared community
• D) not constant across time or location

Apply principles of social welfare maximization to real-world scenarios involving public goods and common resources.

Understand the concept of externalities and how they affect social cost and social benefit.

Compare and contrast the efficiency of different levels of provision of public goods and common resources.

Understand the role and mechanisms of government intervention in preventing overuse of common resources.

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Definitions:

Ideologies

Systems of beliefs and values that influence how individuals view the world and interact within it.

Target Population

The entire group about which a researcher would like to be able to generalize.

Sampling

The process of selecting a subset of individuals from a population to represent the whole, used in statistical analysis and research.

Generalize

To make broad statements or conclusions based on limited evidence or sample sizes.